The emperor paused, pursing his lips tightly. Although his emotions were surging, he was trying hard to suppress them.
He smiled and said, "Yier, you will naturally be my wife."
"When we return to Beijing, you will marry me, okay?"
After the emperor asked, he stared at her without blinking, expecting her answer. His voice revealed a hint of nervousness that he himself was not aware of.
He was looking forward to it, but Xu Lingyi didn't hesitate at all.
She shook her head firmly, "Your Highness doesn't want to."
The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and his voice trembled slightly.
"But you are already pregnant with my child. Yi'er, can you bear to see our child without a father?"
The emperor admitted his despicable behavior. He actually wanted to lock her up with the child.
Xu Lingyi's face turned even paler. She lowered her eyes and a mocking expression appeared at the corner of her mouth.
She wanted to say something, but the emperor didn't dare to listen.
He has now discovered that sometimes the sharpest knife is not anything else, but the words of the people he cares about.
Any word she said was extremely destructive to him.
"Yier, let's go to the county government office first. We'll talk about these things later."
The emperor quickly changed the subject.
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The emperor and Xu Lingyi had already found out where this was before they came.
This place is not too far from the capital, about five days' journey.
The county magistrate of this place happened to be the top three scholar in the imperial examination last year and the son of the Minister of War.
He had met the emperor and was the emperor's man. The emperor had transferred him to be a county magistrate in order to prepare for his future promotion.
"Who are you? You can't just see the county magistrate whenever you want."
"I am an old friend of the county magistrate, just go ahead and call me." The emperor kept a stern face, and his expressionless face showed indifference.
His appearance was very convincing. Even though he was dressed very poorly and seemed to be just an ordinary civilian, his overall temperament was indescribably noble.
This person went to look for it honestly.
"Someone wants to see me?"
"It is said that he is an old friend of yours, sir. He looks particularly poor on the outside, but he has an air of dignity and looks extraordinary. The gatekeepers were shocked. It is said that he is accompanied by a woman with a beauty that can only be described as stunning."
Lin County Magistrate, Lin He put down his teacup at this moment: "Please come in and let me see who this sacred person is."
As a result, when he saw the emperor coming in with a woman, the teacup in County Magistrate Lin's hand fell directly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"
He quickly knelt on the ground and saluted the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, you are still alive!" County Magistrate Lin's voice choked with sobs, and he covered his face and cried.
"Your Majesty, this is truly a blessing. During these days of your absence, I have been unable to eat or sleep..."
The emperor glanced at him with his cold eyes: "Shut up."
This person was talented, but his flattering manner displeased the emperor. He sent him to another place because he valued his talent and also wanted him to change his temperament.
He is obviously a young man from a noble family, but he has no integrity at all.
What County Magistrate Lin wanted to say was stuck at his lips.
"If your Majesty doesn't like it, I won't say anything."
He closed his mouth, but still covered his face and cried, his voice choked:
"Your Majesty, you must have endured hardships during your time away from home. I will immediately arrange for your Majesty to rest and then send a letter to Kyoto as fast as possible. Please wait for Kyoto to welcome your Majesty..."
The emperor's face was calm. "Well, how is the court doing lately?"
He left in March, so there would definitely be unrest.
But the Queen Mother should be able to suppress it, as she also comes from a prominent family.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. As long as they know you're still alive, no one in the capital will dare to act rashly. Although there have been widespread calls for a new ruler, the Empress Dowager has always insisted that you're not dead..."
"Who did they originally want to recommend to be the new emperor?" the emperor asked knowingly.
"Xie Huaixing, Prince Xie is the candidate with the most suggestions."
County Magistrate Lin spoke cautiously, "But now that Your Majesty has returned, then thank the Crown Prince..."
The emperor is the legitimate heir. As long as the emperor is alive, if Xie Huaixing is not adopted, he can only be a clan relative.
The emperor had already anticipated the situation in the capital.
He looked down at Xu Lingyi. When she heard Xie Huaixing's name, her eyes seemed to widen slightly.
The emperor lowered his eyes, a mocking smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. "Xie Shizi, we will deal with him after we return to the capital. As long as I am here, he will never be able to reach that position in his lifetime."
The emperor held Xu Lingyi's hand tightly and glanced at County Magistrate Lin. "Go and arrange a place for him."
County Magistrate Lin had actually noticed the woman beside the emperor a long time ago, and he couldn't help but look at her.
He had heard rumors before that His Majesty was not interested in women and could not accept women getting close to him.
But now, how can His Majesty not be interested in women? He holds this woman's hand so tightly.
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"Yier, I think it will only take two days for the people in the capital to know that I am still alive, and someone will come to pick me up in five days..."
If you work day and night, your speed will double.
"After returning to Beijing, you will be able to recuperate and take good care of your pregnancy. Our child will be born in less than nine months..."
The emperor gazed at her belly with tenderness in his eyes, just thinking of his most beloved woman who was pregnant with his only child.
The emperor felt infinite tenderness in his heart.
"Speaking of children, Your Majesty, you clearly said that you are infertile, and I believed you. But what is going on now..." Xu Lingyi lowered her eyes and questioned.
The emperor stared at her tearful face. She felt deceived and her eyes were misty.
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